.................This is a list of some of the interesting words I found while................. ................................................................reading Stones in Water. Enjoy!!.............................................................................
gondoliere ~ the boatman who rows a gondola, or the boats that travel in the canals of Venice, Italy. ghetto ~ a part of the city for all Jewish people, and they were forced to leave their homes to come live there. campo ~ the center open area of the square, which could be used as a meeting place or an area for soldiers to practice drills. liceo ~ Italian for high school. Tripartite Pact ~ a pact signed by Italy, Germany, and Japan that formed an alliance between the three, also called the Axis Powers. brot ~ the German word for bread. wasser ~ the German word for water. partigiani ~ a group in Italy who disagreed with the Nazis and tried to sabotage the war. grotesque ~ odd, unnatural, or absurd. tarmac ~ a runway for planes. wurst ~ a German sausage.
.................This is a list of some of the interesting words I found while.................
................................................................reading Stones in Water. Enjoy!!.............................................................................
gondoliere ~ the boatman who rows a gondola, or the boats that travel in the canals of Venice, Italy.
ghetto ~ a part of the city for all Jewish people, and they were forced to leave their homes to come live there.
campo ~ the center open area of the square, which could be used as a meeting place or an area for soldiers to practice drills.
liceo ~ Italian for high school.
Tripartite Pact ~ a pact signed by Italy, Germany, and Japan that formed an alliance between the three, also called the Axis Powers.
brot ~ the German word for bread.
wasser ~ the German word for water.
partigiani ~ a group in Italy who disagreed with the Nazis and tried to sabotage the war.
grotesque ~ odd, unnatural, or absurd.
tarmac ~ a runway for planes.
wurst ~ a German sausage.